The Harmony of Virtue is a fictional story written by Sri Aurobindo. In this story, Keshav Ganesh and Broome Wilson are friends. They both are undergraduate students working towards the completion of their Tripos exam. Broome comes to visit Keshav one evening and Keshav is very happy to see him and asks why he hadn’t… Continue reading The Harmony of Virtue by Sri Aurobindo
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Sri Aurobindo and historical events
Sri Aurobindo involved himself and made public pronouncements on important world-issues only twice after He settled in Pondicherry. The first was in relation to the Second World War. At the beginning he did not actively concern himself with it, but when he found that Hitler was going out of control and that Nazism would rule… Continue reading Sri Aurobindo and historical events
Sri Aurobindo’s personality
Reading Sri Aurobindo’s works will reveal to us his genius, penetrating power of intellect and expression, his sincerity and singleness of purpose. In the realm of the mind, Sri Aurobindo brings the unlimited into the limited. Sri Aurobindo actively participated in the freedom struggle and national awakening from 1900 to 1910. From 1910 to 1950… Continue reading Sri Aurobindo’s personality
The Hour of God is the hour of the unexpected
There are moments when the Spirit moves among men. There are other times when men are left to act on the basis of their own egoism. The first period is when a little effort produces great results and changes destiny. The second are times when hours of labor produces little result. It is true that… Continue reading The Hour of God is the hour of the unexpected
The Fear of Death – A Poem by Sri Aurobindo
Sri Aurobindo has written a poem titled “The Fear of Death”. In this poem he describes Death as always hovering around our life and breath. And he asks why should we fear death? He says that death has a laughing face filled with the light of grace. He describes death as a lovely maiden collecting… Continue reading The Fear of Death – A Poem by Sri Aurobindo
The Birth of Sin – A play by Sri Aurobindo
The Birth of Sin is a play written by Sri Aurobindo. Lucifer is the Angel of Power. He is talking to the Sun and asks him to lift his rays over the troubled flood. Lucifer insists that the Sun obey his command. The Sun questions Lucifer’s authority. He asks Lucifer as to who gave him… Continue reading The Birth of Sin – A play by Sri Aurobindo
The Century of Life – A translation by Sri Aurobindo
Bhartrhari lived during the 5th century AD. His 100 verses titled “Niti Sataka” has been translated by Sri Aurobindo into English with the title “The Century of Life”. 1. Neither Time nor Space can divide the Absolute who is the One. Glory to this calm Light! 2. The madness of love – the person I… Continue reading The Century of Life – A translation by Sri Aurobindo
What will be our end? – A poem by Sri Aurobindo
Sri Aurobindo asks this question: “What will be our end?” Will our end be an unremembered name and a form that dissolves? A body rotting under a slab or burnt to ashes in the fire and a mind dissolved of all its thoughts – will this be our end? Our little hours that fade away,… Continue reading What will be our end? – A poem by Sri Aurobindo
Ishavasyam
The Isha Upanishad goes straight to the heart of the problem of God and Nature, with its first 8 words: “Isavasyamidam sarvam yat kinca jagatyam jagat”. Isha and Jagat God and Nature Spirit and World are the two poles between which our consciousness revolves. God/Isha/Spirit is the very basis of man’s existence. The Eternal is… Continue reading Ishavasyam
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